1
as in mourning
to feel or express sorrow for
she lamented the loss of her beloved pet to a degree that went way beyond words
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2
as in regretting
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
the youth lamented not having spent more time with his late grandfather
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Recent Examples of lamenting
Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Mar. 2026
At the time of posting, the Facebook post has garnered 462 reactions, 70 shares and 141 comments, with many lamenting their closing and recalling fond memories.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
Social media users have put out calls on platforms in cities like Dallas, Atlanta, Boston and more, most lamenting the distance to a soft serve margarita.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
So, for those lamenting the lost draft picks, get over it.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
Count Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden among the drivers lamenting the fact the NTT IndyCar Series no longer races at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.
—John Sturbin, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Or worse, awake and weeping in her rocking chair, quietly lamenting our turn in fortunes.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Greenidge weaves her morality play, warning of the dangers of social media and lamenting the changes in human communication, into a family setting that’s economically stressed from the pandemic fallout.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Ezaldeen Mustafah, a Palestinian from the West Bank, was among those lamenting the restrictions.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
Now, the 1984 track that actually describes the thoughts of a disillusioned Vietnam veteran lamenting his meager options back home is purposely being reimagined to fight an effort to change a crucial part of the Constitution.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Mar. 2026
At the time of posting, the Facebook post has garnered 462 reactions, 70 shares and 141 comments, with many lamenting their closing and recalling fond memories.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
Social media users have put out calls on platforms in cities like Dallas, Atlanta, Boston and more, most lamenting the distance to a soft serve margarita.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
So, for those lamenting the lost draft picks, get over it.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
Count Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden among the drivers lamenting the fact the NTT IndyCar Series no longer races at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.
—John Sturbin, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Or worse, awake and weeping in her rocking chair, quietly lamenting our turn in fortunes.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Greenidge weaves her morality play, warning of the dangers of social media and lamenting the changes in human communication, into a family setting that’s economically stressed from the pandemic fallout.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Ezaldeen Mustafah, a Palestinian from the West Bank, was among those lamenting the restrictions.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamenting
Adjective
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But his crying scene in Ford v Ferrari is one for the ages.—
Michael Granberry,
Dallas News,
17 Jan. 2020
Verb
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Fond farewells to Sugar the Surfing Dog Huntington Beach, California, was in mourning for Sugar the Surfing Dog, the first dog to be inducted into the Surfers’ Hall of Fame.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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City leaders and community members in Coral Springs are mourning former Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen, a dedicated public servant whose life was taken too soon.—
Steve Maugeri,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the play, Jim Hacker — like Boris Johnson before him — is portrayed as having been for and against Brexit simultaneously, ultimately voting against it and regretting it deeply.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
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The team, annually regretting letting Jessie Bates walk out the door after 2022, finally paid up to provide stabilization to the back end manned with underachieving Band-Aids for three seasons.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Sitting opposite an old people’s home in a residential corner of Paris’ 14th arrondissement, La Santé’s unassuming presence is only given away by the occasional wailing siren as prisoners are transported to and from the site.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.—
David Mamet,
National Review,
11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
Adjective
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And there is a beautiful human element to it that is kind of, at its core, a little sad.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
9 Apr. 2026
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The vlogger Jordan Cheyenne, for one, wrecked her sharenting career by accidentally posting footage of herself coaching her son, who was distraught over the family’s sick puppy, to make a specific kind of sad face for YouTube.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Esther said that Kim was upset about McCormick's bizarre behavior.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The demonstrations have been primarily instigated by farmers, agricultural contractors and road haulage operators, who are upset with the government’s response to the spike in fuel prices since the onset of the Iran war.—
Michael Considine,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Lamenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamenting. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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